Aug. 28—A local veterans group is planning a courthouse monument for Kokomo native Opha May Johnson, the U.S.'s first female Marine. The Howard County Veterans Memorial Corporation, headed by Vietnam ...

Aug. 13 (UPI) --She might be the most consequential female U.S. service member you've never heard of. But those now working to correct that oversight hope everyone will know more about Opha May ...

Thirteen weeks of Marine Corps boot camp will etch the name Opha May Johnson into the brain of every recruit. Thirteen weeks of Marine Corps boot camp will etch the name Opha May Johnson into the ...

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Humans apparently aren’t the only ones breaking glass ceilings. The Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina just received it’s first female mascot, according to the Marine Corps ...

Not what you may think. Yes, women served as parachute riggers and welders, and eventually became drill sergeants and pilots. But the first woman to join the Marine Corps was the 39-year-old wife of ...

Mar. 5—The Opha May Johnson monument finally has a home. The project, headed by the Howard County Memorial Corporation, will be placed at the Howard County Veterans Memorial Park at 600 S. Goyer Road, ...

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